Bell Textron Inc., has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. The award is based on Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor that was developed and tested as part of the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program that began in 2013. The V-280 progressed through design, manufacturing, and more than three years of rigorous flight testing that provided extensive data validating the technical and operational advantages of the aircraft for the long-range assault mission.

Bell V-280 Valor chosen in FLRAA program

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Bell Textron Inc., has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.